Kanye West performs 'The Life of Pablo' songs and takes on a rap battle on 'SNL'

Kanye
West performs songs from "Life of Pablo" on NBC's "Saturday Night
Live."NBC

Kanye West followed up his big New York Fashion Week show and album
listening party for "Life of Pablo" with an appearance on this
weekend's Melissa McCarthy-hosted "Saturday Night Live."

West performed two singles from the album (which released early Sunday morning). Joined
by Young Thug, El Debarge, Kelly Price and The-Dream, West
performed "Highlights" as his opening song.

He was then joined by The-Dream, Price, Kirk Franklin and
Chance the Rapper on a beautiful performance of the song,
"Ultralight Beam."

Also on the show, "SNL" cast member Kyle Mooney revealed
his derailed aspirations of becoming a rapper. The NBC sketch
show, he said, would shift his career in a different direction.
But how could he pass up the chance of beating "the greatest
rapper alive"? Taking his chance while West was on the show,
Mooney dropped a few lines on a bewildered West. After giving
Mooney his chance to show his skills (or is it skillz?), West
shut the rap battle down.